Rainbow Theme: Skittles & Jello Food Fun

Skittles Math

What You Need
bag of skittles
Skittles Math Sheets

I randomly gave each Lil Diva 20 skittles out of a bag to use for our graph.

We worked on analyzing the graph and did some addition problems using the template I made (provided above)

Then they made some Skittles patterns

and since you can't have fun with Skittles and not "taste the rainbow"  here's a kid-friendly snack idea:

Jello Rainbow Snack This took 2 days of prep time but the girls really helped along the way and it was fun (except for when they kept asking if it was done, lol!)

What You Need:
clear cups
jello in rainbow colors - we used strawberry, orange, lemon, lime, berry blue & grape

1. Make the jello according to the package directions.
*You will be making 1 color at a time - leave approximately 3 hrs. for hardening time before adding the next color. This is why it was a 2 day process but it was worth it - it's really easy to do & so fun to eat!*

2. Divide the liquid up among your cups - I used 9 oz. cups and poured approximately 1/4 cup of jello liquid and it made 12 cups total which were filled just below the top. It worked out perfectly.

I started with the bottom of the rainbow - purple/grape and worked my way to red/strawberry at the top.

Here we are halfway done (purple, blue & green)

 
My Lil Helpers mixing the jello

A completed Rainbow Jello Cup

You can add a whipped cream cloud if you like :)

 Then, enjoy!

What, doesn't everyone eat their jello wearing a tiara, lol!

No rainbow day is complete without some art so after tasting the rainbow we decided to "paint the rainbow"

Painting Rainbows

We hope you enjoyed our Rainbow Theme!

Next we will be exploring Spring Weather.

Bern

**I have linked this to Sharing Time,  Get Crafty,  Read, Explore, Learn , For the Kids Friday, and Preschool Corner **

Rainbow Theme - Colors Mini Book

Book:

White Rabbit's Color Book by Alan Baker

Color Mini Books

After reading the book we made our own color books. These were the first mini books we have made in a long time and the 1st where the Lil Divas did all the writing & illustrations on their own. They were so proud and it was so simple - I cut up 2 pieces of white paper into 4 equal parts for each book and stapled them.

We made a cover page and then dedicated 1 page of the book to each color of the rainbow. The Lil Divas thought of something to illustrate for each color.

Here are our books:

 Cover with title "My Color Book" and 1st page for Red with a drawing of a red rose - the other Lil Diva made a heart

2nd page Orange with a drawing of an orange - the other lil Diva made a peach & 3rd page Yellow with a drawing of a banana (hard to see) the other Lil Diva made the sun

4th page Green with drawing of grass and 5th page Blue with drawing of sky. They both made the same thing for the last few pages.

I forgot to take a picture of the last page for purple but they both drew grapes.

Color Word Match

I made a color word matching game that I am using with the Lil Divas and thought I'd share. I did not get pictures but it's a basic card with the color and then a matching card with the color word. It is to help them recognize the color words.

I made all the basic colors but we have just been working on the colors of the rainbow this week.

I also made cards with the color word printed on the color card for younger children just starting out. It would be a great way to introduce what the color words look like and they could still match based on recognizing the letters on each card.

Color Word Matching Cards
Color Word Matching Cards (w/hints)

Play-Doh Rainbow Fun

This was great motor skills exercise too because it involved lots of rolling of the play-doh

Of course we had to add white clouds too

These were simple and fun to do & then we enjoyed some free play with the play-doh

Bern

*linked up to Sharing Time *

Rainbow Theme - Making Rainbow Crayons

Book

Letter Rr Practice

Do-a-Dot Rainbow Rr's

(template courtesy of Confessions of a Homeschooler)

R Foam Puzzle
Upper Case Letter templates - I just used various colored craft foam & cut the pieces out according to the template

Rainbow Crayons

(Idea came from teaching-tiny-tots.com)

I recently found a bag full of crayons & crayon pieces from when I was actually teaching in the classroom! I hate to throw them away so I saved them & was so glad I did because we got to use them for this fun craft to make rainbow crayons!

I used a Wilton Hearts Shaped Candy Mold Tray (it's what I had) and the Lil Divas sorted our crayon pieces according to color. We then peeled off the wrappers (this took awhile & they got a bit antsy so if you have younger kids you may want to spend some time before hand doing this yourself)

Then we snapped them into smaller pieces and mixed up lights and darks of each color (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple) into the mold (2 for each color)

Put them to bake in the oven at 200 degrees for about 10mins - they just need to melt so the colors mix. It probably could have been less time but the Lil Divas weren't letting me get a good peek (see pic below, lol!)

Here's what ours looked like right out of the oven. You must allow ample time for them to cool and harden again so they easily come out of the mold and keep their shape. I had a few casualties along the way becasue the lil Divas were dying to see the end result so I rushed things & they were not ready to come out - lesson learned!

I put the tray in the fridge and it sped things up nicely & they popped right out since they were nice and cool!

Our finished products & they actually work! The girls drew pictures with them but I forgot to take pics!

Happy Melting,

Bern

* linked up to Sharing Time *

Rainbow Theme - Rainbow Fun w/ Food

Book:

Froot Loop Fun

What You Need:

box of Froot Loops (or comparable) cereal

glue

cotton balls

white background paper

pipe cleaners

Activity #1 Froot Loops Rainbows

What To Do:

Prep: I used a large dinner plate to make an arch on the paper for a starting point

The Lil Divas then glued on the froot loops following the order of the rainbow. I did not make additional lines - I just told them to glue the next color right under the last & it worked very well!

Add cotton ball clouds for a cute finishing touch

Activity # 2 - Rainbow Bracelets

I gave each Lil Diva a white pipe cleaner and told them to add the froot loops in rainbow order
*be sure to measure for appropriate length around wrist & leave room to twist it closed!*

 
They loved their rainbow bracelets & of course they did not last very long due to nibbling! :)

Rainbow Fruit Salad

We used the following:
strawberries
tangarine oranges
pineapple chunks
green grapes
bluberries
purple greapes
whipped cream - clouds

Enjoy,
Bern

**I have linked this to Sharing Time,  Get Crafty,  Read, Explore, Learn , For the Kids Friday, Creative Juice Thursday and Preschool Corner **

Rainbow Theme ART - Pop, Pop, Pop the BUBBLES

Book:

Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll walsh

Rainbow Letter R

What You Need:

Rr Template (courtesy of DLTK-Kids.com)

Construction Paper in red, orange, yellow, green, blue & purple

Background Paper

Scissors

Glue

What We Did:

Prep - I cut up the construction paper for the rainbow colors into small strips approx. 1/2in wide

Working from the bottom of the letters, the Lil Divas glued the strips in rainbow order until they reached the top of the letters.

Once the strips had dried I turned the letters over and cut out the Rr using the blackline from the template which I could see from the back.

Here's how the finished product looked - the Lil Divas loved it!

Writing & Identifying Letter Rr

Beginning Reading Rr Search Sheet

 First-School Rr Handwriting Sheet

Number Practice

Number Writing Practice  (by Confessions of a Homeschooler)

Rainbow Number Cards (by Confessions of a Homeschooler)

I cut these in half and used them as amatching/puzzle game. The Lil Divas had to count the dots on the cloud and match it to the numeral on the other card to complete the rainbow.

Craft: Rainbow Bubble Painting

What You Need:
Bubble Solution
Food Coloring
White Paper
Plastic Straws

What To Do:

Prep: I mixed the food coloring, making the colors of the rainbow as needed, into bowls filled with bubble solution

I opted to do this activity outside because it was the perfect day for it and this way I would not have colored bubbles in the house!

I set up the bowls on the floor with straws and the Lil Divas got to work, blowing bubbles through the straws at the white paper and watching them "pop".

This is what you get as the colored bubbles pop onto the white paper.



It was a fun and easy craft that the Lil Divas enjoyed!

Bern

**I have linked this to Sharing Time,  Get Crafty,  Read, Explore, Learn , For the Kids Friday, and Preschool Corner **